Monday, June 30, 2008

Update on My 101 List

I checked off four more items during June! YAY!! (Items in bold are completed. It's not looking TOO shabby for only 6 months in!)

My 101

Record family history (Create a family tree with my grandmother? Photos? Stories?)Take Clay’s picture professionally at least once every 6 monthsMake a willMake a living willTalk with Laura about ClaySend a Christmas card to an estranged family memberWrite to my grandmotherAttend services at three local churchesVolunteer in a way that’s meaningful to meGo back to the gym – at least 3 times a weekLose 10 pounds - This one is new for June. YAY, ME!Keep it off for 6 monthsTrain to run 3 miles without stoppingTry a yoga or pilates classGo to the International Museum of Muslim CulturesGo to the Smith Robertson Museum - I completed this one during June as well. (See previous post.)Go to the Lauren Rogers MuseumTake an art class (pottery, painting, etc.)Paint a pictureLearn to play at least one song on the guitarWrite a food article and get it publishedWrite at least one poem or short storyPaint the front porch swingTile the master bathroomPlant some flowering shrubs in the back yard and DON’T let them diePlant an herb gardenFix the patio tableGet a window shade for the baby’s bedroomHave an energy audit done on the housePaint the shed in the back yardPaint the inside of the garageTake Clay swimmingDrink wine in CaliforniaRide in a helicopterRide in a hot air balloonGo to GracelandGo to New York CityCreate a “great books list” and start reading (at least 5 books)Create a “great movies list” and start watching (at least 5 movies)Treasure hunt on Highway 49Host a New Year’s open house partyHost a “dinner among the leaves” partyHost an Easter brunchThrow a Kentucky Derby partyCelebrate the Chinese New YearPay off the last of my student loan - Woo to the hoo! I finished this one during June! It feels soooo good to have it GONE!Buy some sexy new underwear - This was another one of my June items. It was my reward for losing the 10 pounds.Attend at least one live concertGo the fall flower show/festival in Crystal SpringsVisit a botanic gardenLearn more about the history of the Arab-Israeli conflictWatch a meteor showerGive bloodSee snowSee the oceanAdopt an Angel at ChristmasGo bowlingPay for the person behind me in lineDo an anonymous good deedLearn to bake a good loaf of breadGo on a day hikeWrite a letter to the editor of my local newspaperGo on a vacation sans babyLet Clay ride in the convertible with the top downPerform in at least one stage productionAttend at least one Mensa meetingAttend at least one college alumni eventGet back in touch with some of my college professorsLearn how to play pokerLearn how to shoot a decent game of poolMake a real paellaMake a real sangria, to go with the paellaGet a facialStart taking vitamins againTake mom to have her makeup doneDiscover 5 new recording artists I really like and buy their CDsFind a pair of sunglasses that will change my lifeFind my signature fragranceTake some pictures of leaves turning color in the fallSet up and take some faux-tography shots of the babyWrite to GraceVisit Grace in OregonGo on a picnic and eat food that I MADE, not food that I boughtVisit a dermatologistBook a session with a personal trainerBuy sheet music for a song I like and learn to play it on the pianoLearn to do a passable waltzBring the baby to visit my dad at workTake a bubble bathLight some candles just for us, when we DON’T have someone coming overMake mint juleps and drink them on the front porch swingGo ice skatingPreserve Clay’s foot and hand printsAttain APR accreditationBuy or make Clay a kick-ass Halloween costumeGive a gift that I made.Send someone flowers for no reasonBegin using my wine notebook again and identify at least three new wines that I likeBuy a birdfeeder and set it up in the back yardFix the broken window pane on the porchSpend an afternoon lying in the hammock

First day of the challenge: January 1, 2008Last day of the challenge: September 28, 2010

About Me

I'm a forty-ish communications professional living in the Jackson, Mississippi, area. I studied theatre in college, and I try to keep up with the local performance scene. I have a masters degree in communications, and I love traveling, eating, writing and analyzing promotional campaigns.